“vasudevan nair”

This book describes some commonly used medicinal plants of uncertain botanical identity. With the increased public interest in the use of herbs to treat ailments, many spurious plants are being used in the manufacture of Ayurvedic medicines. This is sometimes owing to ignorance and in other cases, a... More

This book contains information about the use of common plants to cure common ailments. It is popular knowledge gained from the experience of generations. The suggested treatments are simple, inexpensive and easy to follow. They are recommended only as primary health care measures. The book is beauti... More

Naalukettu ( 1958) is the story of a young boy,Appunni, set in a joint family ( atharavad) of the Nair caste inthe author's native village,Kudallur, Growing upwithout a father and away from the prestige and protection of the matrilineal home in which he belongs,Appuni spends his childhood in extreme... More

This is a collection of two short novels Mist and Creature of Darkness. Mist is the story of a young, resident school teacher at a school on a hill station, waiting for the man who had befriended and deserted her during a tourist season nine years ago. Creature of Darkness is the heart wrenching sto... More

The Reserve Bank of India has promoted research right from the early years of its existence. Excellent research papers have been prepared by some of the outstanding economists of the Bank. Barring exceptions, the invaluable research embodied in these papers has not been ‘widely’ disseminated.For... More